Fusion of new technologies and convergence has led to the emergence of new industries. This paper uses patent data of … technology convergence. Patent data was collected from the 87 main players operating in the RFID value chain. Backward citations … spillovers and convergence between industries. This type of patent analysis helps to recognise trajectory changes early in the …

Purpose – Fusion of new technologies and convergence has led to the emergence of new industries. This paper aims to … present experiences of the concept of convergence from a patent citation analysis viewpoint. The main objective of the paper … convergence between industries. Differentiating between external and self‐citations within and beyond industry citations helps to …